HTC U Play vs. Motorola Moto Z3

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Play and Motorola Moto Z3. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC U Play vs. Motorola Moto Z3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 156.5 mm Motorola Moto Z3 has greater height than HTC U Play.
Width 72.9 mm 76.5 mm Motorola Moto Z3 has greater width than HTC U Play.
Depth 7.99 mm 6.75 mm Motorola Moto Z3 is narrower than HTC U Play.
Weight 145 g 156 g HTC U Play is lighter than HTC U Play.
Body Colour Ice white Ceramic black
Body Material Metal Gorilla glass, 6000 Series aluminium alloy
Protection - P2i (liquid repellent coating)
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto Z3 is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Moto Mods
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.01" Motorola Moto Z3 has larger screen size than HTC U Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Motorola Moto Z3 has better screen resolution than HTC U Play.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features 3D curved glass 2.5D Glass, night mode, Max Vision display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.35 GHz Motorola Moto Z3 has higher clock speed than HTC U Play.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Motorola Moto Z3 has more RAM than HTC U Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Motorola Moto Z3 has more internal memory than HTC U Play.
User Memory 22.8 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC U Play has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z3.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U Play has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - Black & White, Cinema, Live Filters, Spot Colour
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Slow motion video, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, manual mode, group selfi mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - HTC U Play has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, Dual-tone Flash Zero Shutter Lag, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Capture depth information
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U Play has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z3.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Min Focal Length (Front) 26.5 mm -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Slow motion video, Time-lapse mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds, Touch to capture -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 3000 mAh Motorola Moto Z3 has larger battery capacity than HTC U Play.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola Moto Z3 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 427.54 hours -
Talk Time 912.6 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 912.6 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Google Android Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, WAVE
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, H.265
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, Quiet ring on pick up Smart Screen function, four microphones
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS HTC U Play Motorola Moto Z3
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, TurboPower charger
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